AP Computer Science Principles Big Idea 4 Exam And Answers Graded A+ 2024.

computing device - Answer a physical device that can run a program. i.e. a phone, tablet, computer, router, or smart sensor. computing system - Answer a group of computing devices working together for a common purpose. computer network - Answer a group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending and receiving data. path - Answer between two computing devices on a computer network (a sender and a receiver) is a sequence of directly connected computing devices that begins at the sender and ends at the receiver. Routing - Answer the process of finding a path from sender to receiver. bandwidth - Answer maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time. usually measured in bits per second (bps) protocol - Answer an agreed-upon set of rules that specify the behavior of a system. the internet uses open protocols, allowing users to easily connect other devices to the internet. i.e. IP TCP UDP scalability - Answer the capacity for the system to change in size and scale to meet new demands. for example when 8 bits is not enough to support every IP address, more bits get added. the internet was designed to be scalable. data stream - Answer the method of passing information in the internet which contains chunks of data, which are encapsulated in packets.